moon
noun /muːn/
/muːn/
Idioms - (usually the moon)(also the Moon)[singular] the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
月球 - the surface of the moon
月球表面 - the first man to walk on the moon
在月球上行走的第一人 - a moon landing
月球登陆
Topics Spacea2- He made a promise to put a man on the moon.
他许诺要把一个人送上月球。 - During the eclipse, the moon passed between the sun and the Earth.
日蚀的时候，月球通过太阳和地球之间。 - The agency wants to establish a permanent moon base.
该机构想要建立永久性月球基地。 - an astronaut who was killed during the first moon mission
在首次登月任务中遇难的宇航员
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- pale
- large
- …
- cover
- hide
- fly to
- …
- appear
- come out
- rise
- …
- landing
- base
- rocket
- …
- on the moon
- under a/the moon
- the light of the moon
- the surface of the moon
- the surface of the moon
- [singular] the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time
月亮；月相 - a crescent moon
新月 - There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen).
今晚看不见月亮。 - By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.
月光下，我只能分辨出形状和轮廓。
- The calendar gives you sunset times as well as moon phases.
日历上不仅有月相还有日落时间。 - The moon had almost set and the night was now dark.
月亮快落下去了，此刻夜色正暗。 - They had to work by the light of the moon.
他们得藉着月光工作。 - A large black cloud covered the moon.
一大片乌云遮住了月亮。 - The moon reflected perfectly off the surface of the water.
月亮清清楚楚映在水面。 - The moon cast its soft glow on the earth below.
月亮把柔和的光辉投向大地。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- pale
- large
- …
- cover
- hide
- fly to
- …
- appear
- come out
- rise
- …
- landing
- base
- rocket
- …
- on the moon
- under a/the moon
- the light of the moon
- the surface of the moon
- a crescent moon
- [countable] a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
卫星 - How many moons does Jupiter have?
木星有多少颗卫星？
Topics Spaceb1- The probe landed on Saturn's largest moon.
探测器降落在土星最大的卫星上。 - Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter.
伽利略发现了木星的卫星。 - Saturn's icy moons
土星的冰卫星
- How many moons does Jupiter have?
词源Old English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time).
Idioms
ask, cry, etc. for the moon
- (informal) to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
想做办不到的事情；想要得不到的东西 - Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
想要一份体面的工作和一个家几乎不是奢望。
- Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
many moons ago
- (literary) a very long time ago
很久以前 - All that happened many moons ago.
那一切都发生在很久以前。
- All that happened many moons ago.
once in a blue moon
- (informal) very rarely
极少地；难得地；破天荒地
over the moon
- (informal, especially British English) extremely happy and excited
欣喜若狂 - They’re over the moon about their trip to Japan.
他们对日本之行欣喜若狂。
- They’re over the moon about their trip to Japan.
promise (somebody) the earth/moon/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
作出不可能实现的承诺 - Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
政治家在选举前承诺地球，但选举后情况就不同了。
- Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
promise (somebody) the moon/earth/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
作出不可能实现的承诺 - Politicians promise the moon before an election, but things are different afterwards.
政治家在选举前承诺月亮，但选举后情况就不同了。
- Politicians promise the moon before an election, but things are different afterwards.